Mormon Literature & Creative Arts

American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith

Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 1999

The companion volume to the PBS television documentary directed by Lee Groberg (Trail of Hope), American Prophet chronicles the life of Joseph Smith, the first president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This biography includes commentary from Jan Shipps (University of Indiana), Nathan Hatch (Notre Dame), Robert Remini (University of Illinois- Chicago), and others. The book features full-color, one-color, and black-and-white images drawn from archival material, contemporary photographs of historical sites, and stills from the documentary. A beautiful pictorial, American Prophet presents a sensitive, honest, and objective portrayal of a remarkable man in American history. [publisher blurb]